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Suleiman -> RE: Is BDSM a choice? (11/23/2011 2:54:22 PM)
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ORIGINAL: MrBukani
Is BDSM hereditary, genetic or just a preference?
Yes.
We choose to act on our impulses, based on experience ("nurture"), but our basic impulses often come from some deeper level. In some instances, the drive towards fetishistic behavior is overpowering and dysfunctional - choice, in such a situation, is abrogated, if not suspended. For the rest of us, we choose.
I presume, from the use of 'hereditary' and 'genetic' in the original post, that inheritance in this instance implies childhood background, rearing, and enculturation, as opposed to an inborn predisposition towards certain behaviors, yes?
fetish can be learned, through what is essentially behavioral conditioning. Fetish can be preferred, either as a rejection of heteronormative mainstream culture, or simply because the trappings of kink are enjoyable. Both principles are more effective when dealing with someone who is predisposed, but predisposition is not nessesary. If you have the time, the skills, and an utter lack of humanity, you can "teach" someone who is otherwise ultra-vanilla, with no desire or predisposition whatsoever, to enjoy any fetish you like. They'll be a soul-damaged brainwashed shell carrying the scars of your violation to the end of their days, but you can do it.
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